Mackenzie's Military Entrenchmnts article

[Tony Ristola]

http://www.scribd.com/doc/16045565/Military-Entrenchments-Dr-Mackenzie-1915

and whole host of old articles in pdf. can be found here:

http://search.la84foundation.org/search?site=default_collection&client=default_frontend&output=xml_no_dtd&proxystylesheet=default_frontend&proxycustom=%3CHOME/%3E
Golf Illustrated & Outdoor America (1914-1928)

[Niall C]

Interesting, I note that the wee man in the illustration is wearing a german helmet. Presumably at that point such techniques weren't meant to be used against anyone else !

Niall

[Paul Stephenson]

Very interesting article, but I don't think the idea was to conceal a mainline trench.  I wonder if they built any "saps" to his specs?

I also wonder where the sod was to come from once the high explosive had blown it to bits.